U.S. Patent 10476847 was awarded to SYMBIONT.IO, INC. on November 12, 2019 and is entitled “Systems, methods, and devices for implementing a smart contract on a distributed ledger technology platform.” The first named inventor is Yiqun Yin of Riverside, CT. The abstract contains an overview of the patent disclosure:

In some embodiments, systems, methods, and devices disclosed herein are directed to implementations of one or more smart contracts deployed on a distributed ledger technology (DLT) platform. In some embodiments, implementation of one or more specific smart contracts and/or private data sharing technologies on a DLT platform can provide frameworks and/or solutions to generate a smart UCC platform that facilitates submission and tracking of Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) filings on a distributed ledger or blockchain platform. In some embodiments, implementation of one or more specific smart contracts and/or private data sharing technologies on a DLT platform can provide frameworks and/or solutions to generate a smart company platform for controlling, managing, and/or communicating company documents and/or communications on a distributed ledger or blockchain platform. Link to Full Patent

This blockchain patent was originally filed on January 31, 2019  as U.S. Patent Application 16/264508 at the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office. The application was them awarded a patent grant and published as U.S. Patent 10476847. The primary examiner was Shawnchoy Rahman.

SYMBIONT.IO, INC., who is the original assignee of this patent, has at least 7 total granted patents in the United States as of the date of this article. This blockchain patent has been cited 11 times by other U.S. patents according to our law firm research, and can be considered an innovative patent in the field of cryptocurrency and blockchain.

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